Re: Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy- Timberline OP
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:04 pm
I'll bite.
I have believed for several years that I have PSSD since taking Lexapro during a particularly (extremely) distressing period in my life in 2015. I shouldn't have taken Lexapro as the issues I were dealing with were situational in nature and passed over time. I only took the Lexapro for maybe a month and I tapered off.
Since this time period the main symptoms that persist for me are loss of sensation, pleasureless orgasms, hourglass shape when semi-engorged and stiff hard flaccid. I still get pretty strong erections, sometimes very strong. My testicles also far more often sit high up and contracted to my body. Cold glans when flaccid. Orgasms can be pleasureless with no force behind the ejaculate, but the (pardon my French) not shooting ejaculations aren't always the case. I feel like my libido is still pretty high, but I lack that deep engaged feeling in my pelvis, balls, through my penis where everything feels so connected and the sensations just go up into your brain. The several partners I have had in this time period I was plenty attracted to and I was engaged in the sexual act but I lacked that deep feeling of connection that seems to emanate from the penis/testicles/pelvis and the sensations have been dull and muted. It is such a strange sensation to make love to someone and feel such a pleasureless climax and therefore the lack of emotional engagement.
So, my endless research at some point in the last month has lead me to believe that I need to rule out pelvic floor dysfunction as I exhibit pretty much EVERY symptom of hard flaccid/PF dysfunction except for the pelvic floor discomfort. I have tightness that I can notice when I relax those muscles but not pain.
I began to do the stretches from this video and noticed just how tight most of those muscles are by default and know from deadlifting and squats that I lacked hip mobility:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6tueuGlo1Q
I notice some temporary relief in that my penis at times in the last week since doing these stretches every day at times looks and feels like it used to when flaccid which is distended, loose, full instead of hard, contracted, and cold. I haven't noticed any ejaculatory benefit yet, but I feel like my erections have strengthened.
I also bought a Therawand and have used it a few times to try to loosen up the muscles internally, but kind of don't feel like Im able to do much loosening even though I can hit some spots in there that are noticeably more tender than others. I mean, the whole experience is uncomfortable but there are some areas in there that are REALLY uncomfortable but I can't seem to get them to release. Gonna keep at it and hopefully figure out some external trigger point release to hit too.
I got the number of a physical therapist (maybe the only one in my area) that works with males for pelvic floor issues. I will report any positive progress made.
I have believed for several years that I have PSSD since taking Lexapro during a particularly (extremely) distressing period in my life in 2015. I shouldn't have taken Lexapro as the issues I were dealing with were situational in nature and passed over time. I only took the Lexapro for maybe a month and I tapered off.
Since this time period the main symptoms that persist for me are loss of sensation, pleasureless orgasms, hourglass shape when semi-engorged and stiff hard flaccid. I still get pretty strong erections, sometimes very strong. My testicles also far more often sit high up and contracted to my body. Cold glans when flaccid. Orgasms can be pleasureless with no force behind the ejaculate, but the (pardon my French) not shooting ejaculations aren't always the case. I feel like my libido is still pretty high, but I lack that deep engaged feeling in my pelvis, balls, through my penis where everything feels so connected and the sensations just go up into your brain. The several partners I have had in this time period I was plenty attracted to and I was engaged in the sexual act but I lacked that deep feeling of connection that seems to emanate from the penis/testicles/pelvis and the sensations have been dull and muted. It is such a strange sensation to make love to someone and feel such a pleasureless climax and therefore the lack of emotional engagement.
So, my endless research at some point in the last month has lead me to believe that I need to rule out pelvic floor dysfunction as I exhibit pretty much EVERY symptom of hard flaccid/PF dysfunction except for the pelvic floor discomfort. I have tightness that I can notice when I relax those muscles but not pain.
I began to do the stretches from this video and noticed just how tight most of those muscles are by default and know from deadlifting and squats that I lacked hip mobility:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6tueuGlo1Q
I notice some temporary relief in that my penis at times in the last week since doing these stretches every day at times looks and feels like it used to when flaccid which is distended, loose, full instead of hard, contracted, and cold. I haven't noticed any ejaculatory benefit yet, but I feel like my erections have strengthened.
I also bought a Therawand and have used it a few times to try to loosen up the muscles internally, but kind of don't feel like Im able to do much loosening even though I can hit some spots in there that are noticeably more tender than others. I mean, the whole experience is uncomfortable but there are some areas in there that are REALLY uncomfortable but I can't seem to get them to release. Gonna keep at it and hopefully figure out some external trigger point release to hit too.
I got the number of a physical therapist (maybe the only one in my area) that works with males for pelvic floor issues. I will report any positive progress made.